St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20

lasted several hours; then S11e limbs
were collected and placed ~Kear the
trunk, which often still showed signs of
life. and the whole were burned to-
gether. Sometimes the body was hung
to a gibbet. and the four limbs displayed
on the four gates of the town. The
wheel was
ANOTHER METHOD OF PUNISHMENT,
and dates back no earlier than the time
of Francis |. The victim was tied on
his back to two joiStS forming a st. An
drew'S cross, each of his limbs being
stretched out on its arms. Two places
were followed out under each limb
about foot apart 50 that only the joints
touched the wood. The eXecutioner
then dealt a heavy blow over each hOl-
low with All iron bar. which broke each
limb III two pieces. To the eight blows
required for this the eXecutiOner gener-
ally added two or three on the chest,
which generally ended the victims suf-
feringS. The body was then placed on
a wheel and turned around on pivot.
Hanging in France was the common
mode of execution down to the revOlu-
ton, 50 that almost every town and vii
lage had its gibbet. To-day, with the
exception of Italy. France is the only
European country that decapitateS its
murdererS. Germany only uses the AK
in eases of high treason. Spain and
Portugal garrote aSSaSSinS, and SwitZer-
land and Belgium have abolished cap
ital punishment. In 1872 the guillotine
was greatly improved by Heindereich,
the headSman. SO that now it
RESEMBLES THE AMERICAN SCAFF0LD.
The idea of it was ''let everybody
see" 1t consists of two upright iron
beams containing two groves on each
inner side. one for the lunette or socket.
and the other for the trapeZi-fOrmed
knife. perpendicular swinging plank
rising TO the level of the culprit'S breast,
against which he is thrown forward
between the two beams. At the right
of the plank and leaning on willow
basket painted black, and partly filled
with bran, is Il board over winch they
slide the body after decapitatiOn: to the
left two pots of carbOnated water; in
front Il sort OF zinc tub into which the
head falls. 1t is erected in the Rue de
Ia Roauette. small square between the
large and small prisons. Partisan eX-
ecutiOnS take place at break of day.
Flaying alive was another horrible
punishment and was little more than
lingering death, in horrible agony by
slow torture. In England as late as the
middle of the last century criminals
were pressed To death, which was ac-
cOmpliShed by putting the victim under
a board and piling on stones and weights
until life was crushed out. In Spain
criminals were executed by a garrOte,
meaning Il stick. A cord was placed
around the neck of the condemned and
twisted by means of stick
TILL DEATH FOLLOWED.
Now a brass collar containing q screw,
which the eXecutiOner turns until the
spinal marrow is reached, is the instru-
ment used. In Japan the prisoner en-
tiers the river where the dredge is and
diSembOwelS himself.
In China capital punishmentS are by
Strangling and beheading, the former
being more common, and is inflicted for
homicide, intentional or accidental 4:
every species of fraud committed in the
government: seduction of woman,
married or single: giving abusive IAN
guage to parent; plundering or defac-
ing a graveyard; rObbing with deStruct-
i've weapons, and wearing pearls.
Beheading is employed for the crimes
of conspiracy. assassination, any Offense
against the life of the emperor or any
member of the imperial family, in
SurrectiOn, striking parent, or
any other unnatural crime. The
malefactor kneels, the board of infamy
is taken off his back. and the eXecu-
toner by single blow cuts off his head
with great deXterity. This is consd-
cred the most ignOminlouS Of all the